Studying with the VSL

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This page explains getting started with your study at Victorian School of Languages.

Begin by watching a video on how your course works

If you are studying French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Latin or Spanish watch this short video on using the VSL Online course page:


If you are studying Arabic, Chinese, Greek or Japanese watch this short video on using the VSL Online course page:

Your Teacher

At the beginning of Term 1, your teacher will contact you directly to introduce her/himself and explain in more detail the course requirements.

NOTE: Your teacher may change early in Term 1 when enrolments are finalised.

Printed material

A package of printed material will be posted to your home address at the begining of each term: This contains:

Coursebook

The printed Coursebook is the primary document for your study. Divided into weekly Worksets, it includes teaching notes and explanations, reading texts and activities.

Printed copy of Work for Submission weekly worksheets

If you are studying Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Classical Greek, Japanese, Punjabi or Vietnamese all work for submission is handwritten. You will receive a printed copy of all weekly worksheets.

You can also download these documents as PDFs from the Resource Library in your VSL Online Course page (details below).

When will I receive my printed Coursebook?

NOTE: Until the printed copy of the Coursebook arrives you can download a PDF of these file from the Resource Library in your VSL Online Course page (details below).

The VSL Online Course page:

Login to the VSL Course page to:

VSL Courses login page: http://courses.languages.vic.edu.au/webapp/index.aspx. Bookmark this page.

How to set your password

For security reasons passwords cannot be emailed to students. Instead you must set your own password. Click on the link below and follow the steps:

Password set/reset page (https://courses.languages.vic.edu.au/password_reset)

NOTE:

Listening tracks

Many Worksets have Listening tracks. These can be played:

Submitting your weekly Work for Submission:

Details on how to complete and submit your weekly Work For Submission are included on the coversheet of each Workset. They are summarised here:

Type your answers:

  • Download and save the Work For Submission MS Word from the VSL Online course page
  • Type and save your answers.
  • Go to the Submission page and upload the finished file.

Handwrite your answers:

  • Download and print the Work For Submission PDF from the VSL course page *
  • Handwrite your answers. When complete: Scan and upload: Make a good quality scan of all pages and save as a single PDF. Go to the Submission page and upload the scanned file

* If you are studying Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Classical Greek, Japanese, Punjabi or Vietnamese you will receive a printed copy of all Work for Submission so will not need to print these yourself.

Speak to your teacher if you have any issues with uploading your completed Work For Submbmission files.

MS Teams

At the VSL we use MS Teams as a classroom space. Your teacher will post useful information there, you may also do group work with other students and take part in group webinars.

NOTE: You teacher will send you the necessary details about Teams.

For general information about Teams see: VSL MS Teams Parent Information.pdf

Oral lessons

Seminars/Webinars

For VCE courses, several face-to-face seminars or online webinars are conducted through the year. These are a great opportunity to:

VCE School-Assessed Tasks

School policies

Support for parents/carers

The VSL provides the following support for parents/carers: